Dose-measuring bottle-stopper attachment.



No. 730,044. v PATENTED JONE`2,1903. J. W. PATTERSON.

DOSE MEASUEING BOTTLE sTOPPEE ATTACHMENT. I APPLIOATION lFILED JAN. 9, .1903.

NO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented .Tune 2, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

DOSE-iVIEASURlNGv BOTTLE-STOPPER ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,044, dated June 2, 1903.

Application filed January 9,1903.

To all whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMESW. PATTERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Des Moines and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dose-Measurin g Bottle- StopperAttaclnnents; and I do hereby declare ments in vdose-measuring bottle-stopper attachments. i It has for its object to provide a simple,` eiiicient, and reliable bottle-stopper attachment which may be used for measuring proper doses from the contents of abottle and also as a means for taking the doses. Other obj ects of the invention are hereinafter set forth. The nature and characteristic features o my invention will be fully understood from the following description, taken in connection with the following drawings, forming part vthereof, and in which- Figure l is a side elevation of Iny improved bottle-stopper attachment applied to an ordinary stopper. Fig. 2 is an end view looking in the open end of the receptacle, said receptacle being applied to an ordinary stopper. Fig. 3 is a side-elevation showing the receptacle removed from the stopper proper. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, in central section, of my bottle-stopper attachment applied to a bottle; and Fig. 5 shows a modification of my invention in which a vent is provided through the stopper.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l is a receptacle, shown as of generally cylindrical form, being, preferably, open at each end, at one end, however, having its walls converging inwardly to form a tapering mouth 2. Said tubular receptacle is preferably made of glass andis removably attached to an ordinary cork, rubber, or other stopper,

. the only requisite being that it must be capable of'A making an air-tight connection at its under side. To prevent saidreceptacle from Serial No. 138,437. (No model.)

duced in size at its inner end for the reception Aof said tubular receptacle 1. It will be understood that this tubular receptacle can be made in various. sizes to hold any stated amount and can be adapted to any ordinary stopper.

In using my dose-measuring stopper attachment, it having been attached in the above manner to an ordinary stopper and said Stopper fixed securely into the bottle, said bottle is inverted to cause a sufcient quan tity of the liquid in the bottle to flow into and to fill the tubular receptacle l. Upon returningthe bottle to its upright position the liq uid in said tubular receptacle will be retained therein, either by capillary attraction or by reason of the converging walls at the lower v end thereof. When removed from the bottle, the tongue or some other surface, preferably a moist surface, applied to the opening will instantly empty the receptacle of its contents.

' It will be readily seen that I may attach my tubular receptacle to the cork or other stopper provided with an upward vent therethrough, in which case the finger or thumb may be placed over its outer opening while the bottle is inverted to iill the tubular recep-v tacle and when filled and removed from the bottle the contents may be discharged by simi ply removing the finger or other surface from the vent.

It is obvious that, if it is desired, the cork i walls of said receptacle converging at its other end to retain a liquid in said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

T. WV. ALEXANDER, T. G. HARPER. 

